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Lactate Dehydrogenase Cost in Iowa
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 57 Iowa hospitals. CPT 83615. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $39.90
📉 Low $9.12
📈 High $121
🏥 57 hospitals
🏛️ 42 with insurance contracts
Hospital comparison — Iowa
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 57 of 57 hospitals.
Billed more than $39.90 for this? That gap is evidence.
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| Hospital | Cash | UHC | Aetna | BCBS | Humana | Molina | Cigna | MultiPlan | Centene |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHI HEALTH MERCY CORNING CORNING |
$9.12 | $6.04 | — | $6.04 | $6.04 | $8.50 | — | $18.62 | $6.16 |
| CHI HEALTH MISSOURI VALLEY MISSOURI VALLEY |
$9.31 | $6.04 | — | $17.15 | $6.04 | $8.50 | — | $18.62 | $6.16 |
| BURGESS HEALTH CENTER ONAWA |
$9.60 | $12.00 | $12.00 | $6.12 | $6.12 | — | — | — | — |
| STORY COUNTY HOSPITAL NORTH NEVADA |
$12.00 | $11.40 | $9.15 | $9.15 | $15.00 | $15.00 | — | — | — |
| CLARKE COUNTY PUBLIC HOSPITAL OSCEOLA |
$14.25 | — | — | — | — | $8.58 | — | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH ALLEN HOSPITAL WATERLOO |
$15.20 | $3.62 | $6.16 | $6.04 | $6.34 | $6.16 | $7.85 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH IOWA LUTHERAN HOSPITAL DES MOINES |
$15.20 | $3.62 | $6.16 | $6.04 | $6.34 | $6.16 | $7.85 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH GRINNELL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER GRINNELL |
$15.20 | $3.62 | $6.16 | $6.04 | $6.34 | $6.16 | $7.85 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH TRINITY BETTENDORF |
$15.20 | $3.62 | $6.16 | $6.04 | $6.34 | — | $7.85 | — | $9.66 |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTHCARE FINLEY HOSPITAL DUBUQUE |
$15.20 | $3.62 | $6.04 | $6.04 | $6.34 | $6.16 | $7.85 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH JONES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ANAMOSA |
$15.20 | $3.62 | $11.40 | $6.04 | $17.20 | — | $7.85 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH TRINITY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER FORT DODGE |
$15.20 | $3.62 | $6.16 | $6.04 | $6.34 | — | $7.85 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH TRINITY MUSCATINE MUSCATINE |
$15.20 | $3.62 | $6.16 | $6.04 | $6.34 | — | $7.85 | — | $9.66 |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH MARSHALLTOWN MARSHALLTOWN |
$15.20 | $3.62 | $6.16 | $6.04 | $6.34 | $6.16 | $7.85 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH BLANK CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL DES MOINES |
$15.20 | $3.62 | $6.16 | $6.04 | — | $6.16 | $7.85 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH ST. LUKE'S SIOUX CITY |
$15.20 | $3.62 | $6.16 | $6.04 | $6.34 | $6.16 | $7.85 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL CEDAR RAPIDS |
$15.20 | $3.62 | $6.16 | $6.04 | $6.34 | $6.16 | $7.85 | — | — |
| LORING HOSPITAL SAC CITY |
$18.18 | $21.59 | $17.50 | — | $17.50 | $20.99 | $21.82 | — | — |
| RINGGOLD COUNTY HOSPITAL MT AYR |
$20.70 | — | $13.11 | — | $13.11 | — | — | — | — |
| HEGG HEALTH CENTER ROCK VALLEY |
$22.00 | $18.77 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| STEWART MEMORIAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL LAKE CITY |
$27.20 | $17.68 | $17.00 | — | $34.00 | $34.00 | $22.44 | $17.00 | — |
| HAWARDEN REGIONAL HEALTHCARE HARWARDEN |
$28.05 | $16.66 | — | $16.66 | — | — | — | — | — |
| BROADLAWNS MEDICAL CENTER DES MOINES |
$29.00 | $7.25 | $29.00 | — | — | — | $23.20 | — | — |
| MERCYONE WATERLOO MEDICAL CENTER WATERLOO |
$29.25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE CEDAR FALLS MEDICAL CENTER CEDAR FALLS |
$31.85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AVERA HOLY FAMILY HOSPITAL ESTHERVILLE |
$32.01 | $28.15 | — | $5.82 | — | — | — | — | — |
| GREENE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER JEFFERSON |
$33.60 | $60.00 | $60.00 | — | $31.20 | $31.20 | — | — | $31.20 |
| REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER MANCHESTER |
$37.60 | $37.70 | $34.34 | — | — | — | $88.03 | $95.00 | — |
| LAKES REGIONAL HEALTHCARE SPIRIT LAKE |
$39.90 | $32.00 | — | $6.04 | — | — | — | — | — |
| GRUNDY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL GRUNDY CENTER |
$42.44 | $38.83 | $53.05 | $25.99 | $25.99 | $56.00 | $50.40 | — | — |
| MONTGOMERY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL RED OAK |
$42.70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SANFORD SHELDON MEDICAL CENTER SHELDON |
$44.80 | $17.30 | $17.30 | $17.30 | — | — | — | $50.40 | — |
| FLOYD VALLEY HOSPITAL LE MARS |
$47.00 | $40.09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE OELWEIN MEDICAL CENTER OELWEIN |
$48.75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE ELKADER MEDICAL CENTER ELKADER |
$48.75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE NEWTON MEDICAL CENTER NEWTON |
$48.75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE NORTH IOWA MASON CITY |
$48.75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE NEW HAMPTON NEW HAMPTON |
$48.75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE DYERSVILLE MEDICAL CENTER DYERSVILLE |
$48.75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CHI HEALTH MERCY COUNCIL BLUFFS COUNCIL BLUFFS |
$50.82 | $6.04 | — | $6.04 | $6.04 | $5.97 | — | $85.91 | $5.85 |
| OSCEOLA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER SIBLEY |
$52.85 | $56.35 | — | $6.61 | — | — | — | — | — |
| PALO ALTO COUNTY HOSPITAL EMMETSBURG |
$53.25 | $34.08 | — | $16.52 | $71.00 | $46.28 | — | — | — |
| DALLAS COUNTY HOSPITAL PERRY |
$55.00 | $38.64 | $37.87 | — | $37.87 | $42.84 | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE CLINTON CLINTON |
$55.25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LUCAS COUNTY HEALTH CENTER CHARITON |
$56.70 | $34.65 | $34.65 | — | $6.04 | $44.10 | — | — | — |
| SIOUX CENTER HEALTH AVERA SIOUX CENTER |
$57.23 | $50.33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| GREATER REGIONAL HEALTH W TOWNLINE ST CRESTON |
$58.80 | $49.56 | $63.00 | $64.00 | $53.76 | $59.00 | $74.76 | — | — |
| SPENCER HOSPITAL SPENCER |
$62.25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE DES MOINES MEDICAL CENTER DES MOINES |
$68.25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PELLA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER PELLA |
$71.00 | $6.04 | $26.98 | $26.98 | $26.98 | $24.85 | — | $49.70 | — |
| MERCYONE DUBUQUE DUBUQUE |
$72.15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE CENTERVILLE MEDICAL CENTER CENTERVILLE |
$75.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BUCHANAN COUNTY HEALTH CENTER INDEPENDENCE |
$78.22 | $38.00 | $38.00 | $38.00 | $33.13 | $32.21 | $76.38 | — | — |
| JACKSON COUNTY REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER MAQUOKETA |
$87.00 | $47.85 | $72.99 | $36.83 | $44.37 | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE WEST DES MOINES MEDICAL CENTER WEST DES MOINES |
$105 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| REGIONAL HEALTH SERVICES OF HOWARD COUNTY CRESCO |
$113 | $73.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AVERA MERRILL PIONEER HOSPITAL ROCK RAPIDS |
$121 | $85.30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 83615, filed under the federal price transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). Hospital facility charges may not include separate physician, anesthesia, or pathology fees. National median for this code: $39.60 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
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That is the median of what the 57 Iowa hospitals above publish for Lactate dehydrogenase — their own figures, filed under federal law. A bill well above them is evidence you can put in writing.
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Frequently asked questions
- How much does lactate dehydrogenase cost in Iowa?
- Cash prices for lactate dehydrogenase (CPT 83615) in Iowa range from $9.12 to $121, with a median of $39.90. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest lactate dehydrogenase in Iowa?
- The cheapest Iowa hospital published cash price for this procedure is $9.12. Use the table above sorted by cash price to find the lowest-priced facility near you.
- Are these the prices I'll pay?
- These are the rates hospitals publish. Final price depends on your insurance, deductible, and the specific services billed. Always confirm with the facility and your insurer before any procedure.
- Why do prices vary so much between hospitals?
- Hospitals set cash prices independently, and insurance contracts negotiate different rates per payer. Two facilities a few miles apart can charge 5-10x different prices for the same procedure.
- Where does this data come from?
- Federal law (45 CFR § 180) requires hospitals to publish their pricing in a machine-readable file. We aggregate these files and republish in a consumer-friendly format.
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Methodology. Cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates published by each Iowa facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 83615 (Labs). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.